The minority Republican Party does not represent "the will of the people" (polls, Kennedy)

[zuendel]

Originally Posted by pghquest

The idea that seems to be a foreign concept to Democrats is that we dont elect Congress to represent "the will of the people" Thats why we are a Representive Republic, NOT a Democracy.. A Democracy is the will of the people, and Democracies dont work because people discover at some point they can simply vote themself money.. A Democracy can shut out the minority. If we were a Democracy, blacks still would be considered 2/3rds of an individual and the Supreme Court ruling that blacks were property would still be the case today. Is this what you want? I think not!!

Just saw this after writing my previous post.

While you are right concerning democracies (see Switzerland's minaret ban), I don't get how your post is an argument against a Democratic Congress.

If anything, it's a manifest against the Republicans/Tea Partiers that claim to represent the will of the people...

[walidm]

Originally Posted by pghquest

The idea that seems to be a foreign concept to Democrats is that we dont elect Congress to represent "the will of the people" Thats why we are a Representive Republic, NOT a Democracy.. A Democracy is the will of the people, and Democracies dont work because people discover at some point they can simply vote themself money.. A Democracy can shut out the minority. If we were a Democracy, blacks still would be considered 2/3rds of an individual and the Supreme Court ruling that blacks were property would still be the case today. Is this what you want? I think not!!

lol...

Democracy is worth dying for, because it's the most deeply honorable form of government ever devised by man.
Ronald Reagan

[pghquest]

Originally Posted by Tambintime

If the Republican view is that the health bill is not wanted by the majority of americans then why do 90% of the people i know support it here in Florida?

Maybe because 90% of the people you know love welfare..

[Sunny-Days-in-Florida]

Originally Posted by lifelongMOgal

The votes against the so-called health reform were bipartisan. Not just the Repbulicans but also 34 Democrats voted NO.

Thank you. They seem not see that 34 of their own did not believe in this scambill.

If it was so great they would have ALL voted for it.

Guess some could not be bought out.

The OP knows his party has only 21% of the American people behind them and is worried.

You should be, their will be a total butt kicking come November and the REAL American party will take control from the CRIMINAL party.


This HC issue will head to the Supreme Court in time and will be struck down as unconstitutional.

No one can be forced to purchase HC if they do not want it and no one can be fined for not purchasing it.

But then again the dems never follow the law anyways.

[pghquest]

Originally Posted by zuendel

Just saw this after writing my previous post.

While you are right concerning democracies (see Switzerland's minaret ban), I don't get how your post is an argument against a Democratic Congress.

If anything, it's a manifest against the Republicans/Tea Partiers that claim to represent the will of the people...

My discussion on this thread was not to argue against a Democratic Congress.. It was to argue the ridiculousness of "the will of the people" part of the thread..

Originally Posted by walidm

lol...

Democracy is worth dying for, because it's the most deeply honorable form of government ever devised by man.
Ronald Reagan

My name isnt Ronald Reagan, maybe you can address comments to ME..

[walidm]

Originally Posted by pghquest

The idea that seems to be a foreign concept to Democrats is that we dont elect Congress to represent "the will of the people" Thats why we are a Representive Republic, NOT a Democracy.. A Democracy is the will of the people, and Democracies dont work because people discover at some point they can simply vote themself money.. A Democracy can shut out the minority. If we were a Democracy, blacks still would be considered 2/3rds of an individual and the Supreme Court ruling that blacks were property would still be the case today. Is this what you want? I think not!!

Despite what the pundits want us to think, contested primaries aren't civil war, they are democracy at work, and that's beautiful.
Sarah Palin

[walidm]

Originally Posted by Sunny-Days90

This HC issue will head to the Supreme Court in time and will be struck down as unconstitutional.

lol...

sure it will...

Read Article VI lately?

[pghquest]

Originally Posted by walidm

Despite what the pundits want us to think, contested primaries aren't civil war, they are democracy at work, and that's beautiful.
Sarah Palin

My name isnt Sarah Palin either...again, try to DISCUSS what I SAID.. not others...

[pghquest]

Originally Posted by walidm

lol...

sure it will...

Read Article VI lately?

Article VI says nothing about healthcare nor does it dispute what sunny said.. Do you want to list what part holds relevance?

[Tambintime]

Originally Posted by pghquest

Maybe because 90% of the people you know love welfare..

Maybe its because 90% of the people i know aren't brainwashed by republican lies and propoganda.